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20 Cards in this Set
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Which English artist and poet suggested that drawing is a fundamental artistic skill? A) William BlakeB) Geoffery ChaucerC) William Shakespeare D) E. E CummingsE) Henery Wadswort Longfellow |
A) William Blake |
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Leonardo da Vinci engaged in which illegal activity in order to get detailed drawings of the human anatomy? A) Cremation B) Embalming C) Dissection D) Cannibalism E) Nudity |
C) Dissection |
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When Raphael transfered his drawing "The School of Athens" to the wall for painting he forced which substance through perforations in the paper? A) Clay B) Paint C) Ink D) Charcoal Dust E) None of these |
D) Charcoal Dust |
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Which material looks and writes like lead, was discovered in the mid-1500s, and became the medium for use in pencils? A) Charcoal B) Graphite C) Silver D) Pewter E) Petroleum |
B) Graphite |
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historically when artists used silver point for a drawing they did so on wood that was covered with a fine coating of ______. A) Gesso B) Ink C) Bone Ash D) Chalk E) Paint |
C) Bone Ash |
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The German artist Kathe Kollwitz used charcoal to express _____ A) A sense of humor B) A sense of energy C) A sense of balance D) Common sense E) A sense of proportion |
B) A sense of energy |
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Chalk, pastel, and crayon are created using pigment with a binder which of the following is a binder? A) Gum Arabic B) Wax C) Oil D) Glue E) All of these answers |
E) All of these answers |
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Robert Raushenberg created a work titled "Erased de Kooning drawing" by erasing a work by Abstract Expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. How long did it take Rauschenberg to erase the whole drawing? A) Nearly a month B) About an hour C) nearly a week D) Almost six months E) Ten minutes |
A) Nearly a month |
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Which of these is NOT used to make the bristles for a brush with a bamboo shaft like those used by Asian artists? A) Wolf hair D) Horse hair C) Goat hair D) Ox hair E) All are used |
E) All are used |
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Paper was invented by Cai Lun in China around the ____ century C.E. He used macerated vegetable fibers suspended in water. A) First B) Tenth C) Sixteenth D) Nineteenth E) Twentieth |
A) First |
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Pigment names are often derived from their source. For example the pigment that we call Umber is named after ______. A) A zinc extraction process B) The stone lapis lazuli C) Umbria, Italy D) Afghanistan E) None of these |
C) Umbria, Italy |
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The Roman-era encaustic portraits from Fayum are excellent examples of Romans painting in wax. What was Fayum. A) An oasis B) A mountain retreat C) A river D) A volcano E) A roman road |
A) An oasis |
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In "The Virgin and Child with Angels", and egg tempera painting from the Ferrarese school, the artist has chosen to paint ______ frame that looks like the back of a canvas. A) A golden B) A Byzantine C) Flower covered D) An illusionistic C) None of these |
D) An illusionistic |
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Fresco painting was practiced in which of these locations? A) Egyptian Tombs B) Roman Houses C) Sistine Chapel D) Palace at Knossos E) All of these places |
E) All of these places |
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Diego Rivera, a Mexican muralist, practiced what kind of painting when he created large scale works to celebrate the Socialist movement in Mexico? A) Fresco B) Encaustic C) Tempera D) Oil E) Watercolor |
A) Fresco |
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Linseed oil came into general use as a paint binder in the fifteenth century, particularly in this country. A) Italy B) Flanders C) China D) India E) Greece |
B) Flanders |
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Such artists as Jan van Eyck took advantage of the transparency of oil paint to attain a rich _________, as though lit from within. A) Impasto B) Texture C) Luminosity D) Smell E) Sound |
C) Luminosity |
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Artemisia Gentilecsh lived at a time when women were not easily accepted into the art profession, but she was supported by _____ who was also an artist. A) Her husband B) Her father C) Her brother D) Her uncle E) A female relative |
B) Her father |
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The binder used to suspend pigment in acrylic paint is? A) Gum Arabic B) Honey C) Bees Wax D) Casein E) Polymer Resin |
E) Polymer Resin |
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Which painter and water colorist was the first woman to have her work shown at the Louvre during her lifetime? A) Artemisia Gentilesch B) Rosa Bouheur C) Georgia O'keeffe D) Sonia Delaunay E) Joan Brown |
D) Sonia Delaunay |
